Monitoring device

a technology of monitoring device and monitor, which is applied in the field of monitoring device, can solve the problems of data collector and processor data exchange failure, data collector and processor unintentionally separation, and difficulty in fitting on the body, so as to minimize the risk of getting entrapped with items, easy to use, and comfortable to wear

Active Publication Date: 2015-09-10
BRAEMAR MFG +1
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[0008]It is an object of embodiments of the invention to provide a device with a two-part structure which, in spite of being in two parts, is easy to use, comfortable to wear, and which minimizes the risk of getting entangled with items during use, and generally performs better than the known devices.

Problems solved by technology

Due to the two-part structure with a separate processor, the known devices often become bulky and heavy, and they are typically not comfortable to wear, or they are difficult to fit onto the body.
As an example, it is not unusual that cloth, hair and other items become trapped between the data collector and the processor, that data exchange between the data collector and the processor fails, or that the data collector and processor separates unintentionally.

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2. A device , where the data collector further comprises at least one electrode for communicating an electrical signal between the monitoring device and the subject, and where the first pattern provides individual conductivity between each electrode and the coupling.

3. A device according to embodiment 2 or 3, where the at least one electrode comprises a second pattern of electrically conductive material on the outer surface of a sensing portion of the foldable sheet.

embodiment 3

4. A device , where the second pattern and the first pattern are of identical electrically conductive material.

5. A device according to any of embodiments 3-4, where the socket is between the interface portion and the sensing portion of the sheet.

6. A device according to any of the preceding embodiments, comprising a spring structure forming part of the socket and located between the interface portion of the sheet and the dermal side surface of the data collector, the spring structure providing a spring force in an upwards direction being perpendicular to and directed away from the dermal side surface such that the force becomes towards the processor when the processor is received in the cavity.

7. A device according to any of the preceding embodiments, where the processor is receivable into the cavity in a downwards direction being perpendicularly to and directed towards the dermal side surface.

8. A device according to any of the preceding embodiments, where the processor is receiva...

embodiment 11

12. A device , where the locking structure is releasable by controlled destruction at a structurally weakened portion of the socket.

13. A monitoring device comprising a data collector and a separate processor, the data collector comprising a flexible foil attached to a less flexible socket, the foil forming a dermal side surface for adhesion of the data collector to a skin surface of a subject to be monitored and the socket forming a cavity for receiving the processor, wherein the processor comprises a connector for establishing a cabled connection to an external unit, the connector being covered by the socket, when the processor is received in the cavity.

14. A monitoring device comprising a data collector and a separate processor, the data collector comprising a flexible foil attached to a less flexible socket, the foil forming a dermal side surface for adhesion of the data collector to a skin surface of a subject to be monitored and the socket forming a cavity for receiving the pr...

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Abstract

A monitoring device suitable for attachment to a surface of a subject, the device having a data collector and a processor. The data collector includes a flexible foil attached to a less flexible socket, where the foil forms a dermal side surface of the data collector for adhesion to a skin surface of a subject to be monitored. To enable communication of electrical signals between the data collector and the processor, the data collector includes a distribution structure formed as a pattern of an electrically conductive material on an outer surface of a foldable sheet. The foldable sheet forms a layer in the flexible foil and having an interface portion which is folded into an aperture in the socket to form a coupling inside the cavity for electrical communication with a matching coupling of the processor when the processor is received in the cavity.

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[0001]Data logging and monitoring of physiological signals are widely used, e.g. for sports training and for medical purposes, e.g. for surveillance of critical physiological parameters detectable e.g. from electrical signals generated in the body, skin or blood color, temperature, light absorbance etc.[0002]The present invention relates to a monitoring device for monitoring a subject. Particularly, the invention relates to a device comprising a data collector and a separate processor. The data collector is adapted for adhesive attachment to a body surface.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]One group of existing monitoring devices comprises a patch which is attachable to a skin surface and which includes a processor and / or a transmitter for transmitting a captured body signal in raw or processed form. Such monitoring devices are known e.g. for sport training purposes where they are integrated in a belt to be fastened over the chest, about the wrist or at other body locations. Typicall...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61B5/053A61B5/0488A61B5/0408A61B5/0476A61B5/296A61B5/332
CPCA61B5/6832A61B5/0408A61B2562/125A61B5/0488A61B5/0533A61B5/0476A61B5/6833A61B5/0816A61B2560/0209A61B5/259A61B5/24A61B5/333A61B5/389A61B5/369Y10T29/49151A61B5/25A61B5/296
Inventor BAY, LASSE
Owner BRAEMAR MFG
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